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LOT 1951

'WARWICKS & RICHARDSON' Bronze Beer Barrel Fittings

19TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 - 6 in. (808 grams total, 3.6-15.2 cm).

Comprising barrel taps, barrel tap keys, and three screw-fitting outlet collars, two inscribed 'WARWICKS & RICHARDSON LTD'. [8, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Cotham, Newark, UK.

Footnotes

The brewery was styled 'Warwicks & Richardsons Ltd, Northgate, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire' and was founded by Samuel Sketchley at the Tower Wharf Brewery 1766 and acquired by Richard Warwick in 1856. The premises of the Northgate Brewery were built in 1871.

CONDITION

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LOT 1951

'WARWICKS & RICHARDSON' Bronze Beer Barrel Fittings

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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